The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1887-08-11

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a rug or two laid down by the bed
and in front Of the bureau2
Haven't you heardl' said Miss
Fossett stopping to regain her spool
OF liuen thread, which had rolled
away under The cats snug resting
place, The school-mam's going to
be married, and the new teacher
Elias Ray-he boards 10 hum.
don't believe ho'll get along better
than Miss Marston did, il he's man
teacher.
Mary Anus eyes lighted up.
To be married. said she.
Yes, nodded Miss Fussett.
who is she going to marry, Aur t
Fossett!'
Our next neighbor,' said Miss
Fossott grimly.
'Mr. Fairweather."
Yes, Mr.. Fairweathor, 1t boats
all! Miss Fossett ad ded- think
you should not u heerd it aforo now!
Why, she's going to have dove
colored silk dress from Bridgeport,
aud store hat, trimmed with stuff
ed birds and a real broehny shawl! !!
Must Ia, laid up sight o money
| should s'pose,
Mary Ann was silent. II was q
question whether or not she heard
the stream Of idle chatter that flow.
ed uninterruptedly from her aunt g
lips
For herself sue sowed away, and
uttered never word.
John Fairweather to be married to
Aida Marston! The news had fallen
like a thunderbolt into the peaceful
serenity of her heart.
In novels she had read, many n
time and oft, Of the dnplicity of man.
but the fact had ever como SO noar
home before.
The two women sewed diligently
Mt the carpet-rass until dusk Miss
Fossett bad no idea that any one
could desire rest from so delightful
an occupation, and Mary Ann scarce,
ly knew what she was doing. A sort
of stupor seemed to numb her SEN
ses.
Guess we'd better stop a spell
now said the old lady. Just you
run out to the well aud fll tho tea
kettle, aud I'll set out tho applo"sass
nd doughnuts aud riz biscuits.
We won't hev no regular meal, being
there's such hurry with Tho rags
Mary Ann stuck her needle into
one Of the red Aannel leaves Of tho
housewife, which was fashioned like
u miniature book dropped her thim>
BILE into her pocket and vanished.
She did not 90 straight to the
well though. She stole up the Wind
ing wooden stairway Grst into her
own room, whore tho yellow glow Of
the sunset yet fingered and took two
or three dried rosebuds and 0 sprig
of scented geranium from q little box
ia the corner of the table-dra Her.
Looking at them for moment,
she opened the window aud dung
them out into the grass below.
L have been fool long enough,
said she to herself
And thon she went forth to the
well and filed the tea kettle, listen,
ing vaguely as shc did to the melan-
eholy 'eheop' 'cheep' of the erickets
in tho stone wall.
Mary Ann! voice uttered.
Mary Ann started 80 violently that
she had nearly dropped tue tea-kets
tie.
II was Miss Marston who had
come unexpectedly up tho path, with
u bunch OF colored maple>leaves in
her hands.
'Oh, Miss Aida, how you startled
meF
Took me for q ghost, ehY said AL
do Marston, laughing, 'But l want
ed TO see you, Mary Aua. Goodness
me,' intenuy serutiniEias her faee
by the last fsdiog CLEANS Of day
high, 'LoI pretty the child is grow
ing. I don't blame J ohm for being
tbewitehed about her,
Did you want anytLiog:' said
Mary Ann. bridlipg up Q little.
4 waxt yoa child said Aida Mars
lion. in the pretty. dominoeripg man-